How to Handle A Workplace Complaint
When a worker makes a complaint to their employer, the consequences of mishandling that complaint can be significant.
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Worker wounded in factory
A worker has been seriously injured in a fall at a factory in Dandenong South.
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Worker impaled by steel rod
A workplace accident in Lake Macquarie today has left a man in hospital and lucky to be alive.
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Farm death
Worksafe is investigating a fatality in which a farm worker died after being crushed between a tip truck and a front end loader on a property at Cowwarr last week.
Roofing company fined after worker’s death
Just 17 days after a labourer was electrocuted and another seriously burned, four other roof workers fell four metres onto concrete ground at a nearby Sydney site.
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Maintenance worker killed in Werribee South workplace accident
A 29-year-old man has died after he was crushed by a truck in a horrific workplace accident in Melbourne’s west.
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Investigation after apprentice hung upside down, tormented at work Christmas party
WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a young apprentice was duct-taped to a piece of machinery, hung upside down and then repeatedly slapped by his boss.
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Supreme Court favours employee in million-dollar lawsuit over ‘work-induced fatigue’
A recent New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court decision dealt with the issue of an employee who claimed damages after suffering severe injuries while traveling home from his workplace.
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Dismissal for vaccination delay ruled unfair
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently found that the Commissioner of Public Employment unfairly dismissed an unvaccinated worker as it failed to allow the worker to obtain specialist medical advice following the worker’s family member suffering a severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Hamilton nursery fined $52,000 after employee injured
A Hamilton nursery has been fined $52,000 after a worker was seriously injured while using a machine.
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Timber firm fined $262k for fatal accident
A timber firm has been fined over $262,000 after the death of a worker in an accident at its sawmill in the NSW central west.
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Managing director fined after worker loses arm
The managing director of a recycling plant where a worker’s arm was torn off at the socket has been handed a $70,000 fine over the incident.
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AFL doubles back in fight to clean up toxic culture in umpiring fraternity
The league will turn back the clock by 12 months as it ups the ante to eliminate a disturbing culture which had failed female umpires. A leaked email reveals how it is expected to work.
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Transport company fined $600k
A Melbourne manufacturer has been slugged with a $600,000 fine over the death of a young apprentice, who suffocated in a tanker just 10 days after starting a work placement.
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No employer obligation to provide ‘suitable duties’ to an injured employee indefinitely
Is it acceptable to dismiss an injured worker once all reasonable accommodations and options have been considered? If yes, what exactly is considered reasonable?
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